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Fraser Institute: B.C.’s attempt to reduce cash-for-density deals may fall short

Fraser Institute: B.C.’s attempt to reduce cash-for-density deals may fall short

Addressing the issue of community amenity contributions is commendable, but it might not reduce relatively astronomical fees paid to build housing units
Inside a Chinese Communist Party official’s visit to Vancouver city hall

Inside a Chinese Communist Party official’s visit to Vancouver city hall

FOI documents reveal plans for security, gifts and protocol
B.C. adds 18K jobs in December as end of Hollywood strikes revives film sector

B.C. adds 18K jobs in December as end of Hollywood strikes revives film sector

Unemployment rate grows to 5.8% as more people enter workforce.
NDP Leader, Burnaby MP Jagmeet Singh talks 'luxury condos,' Metro Vancouver transit funding

NDP Leader, Burnaby MP Jagmeet Singh talks 'luxury condos,' Metro Vancouver transit funding

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he doesn’t support luxury condos built on federal land – but condos on municipal land have a different standard
Vancouver mayor's donation to own party deemed offside and returned before Christmas

Vancouver mayor's donation to own party deemed offside and returned before Christmas

Reason given for the returned money is: "donated to multiple candidates."
Disbarred Richmond lawyer seeks review while facing jail term for contempt of court

Disbarred Richmond lawyer seeks review while facing jail term for contempt of court

Former real estate and immigration lawyer Hong Guo is seeking a review of her disbarment by the Law Society of BC; at the same time, she awaits a sentencing hearing after being found in contempt of court.
Rate cuts and a return to growth: What Deloitte sees on the Canadian economic horizon

Rate cuts and a return to growth: What Deloitte sees on the Canadian economic horizon

The Canadian economy will return to growth in the second half of 2024, with interest rate cuts as early as this spring, according to a new forecast by Deloitte Canada.
TransLink must protect endangered sturgeon amid Vancouver transit centre construction, says report

TransLink must protect endangered sturgeon amid Vancouver transit centre construction, says report

Agency has budgeted $300M for new transit centre next to Fraser River
Make 2024 a prosperous new year with financial resolution tips from experts

Make 2024 a prosperous new year with financial resolution tips from experts

The champagne is gone, the ball has been dropped, and the holiday bills are starting to roll in. That means there's no time like the present to make a New Year's resolution — especially one that might help take some of the sting out of those bills.
Burnaby firm ordered to pay $81K to ex-employee fired over 'strongly worded' email

Burnaby firm ordered to pay $81K to ex-employee fired over 'strongly worded' email

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered Burnaby's Gisborne Holdings Ltd. to pay an ex-employee more than $81,000 for wrongful dismissal.